(Flagstaff, Ariz. - Jan. 30, 2026) – Utah Tech track & field set a program record in the shot put and won titles in the high jump and 3,000 meters at the Northern Arizona-hosted Ron Mann Classic on Friday at the Walkup Skydome. The Trailblazers tallied 22 top-eight finishes and 11 top-10 all-time program marks across all events.

Senior Lainee Leavitt won the high jump, tying her season best and the Utah Tech all-time indoor record at a height of 1.65 meters (5-5.0). Junior Mille Roesaeg took sixth with a mark of 1.52 meters (4-11.75). 

Utah Tech swept the top four in the 3,000 meters. Junior Averie Perriton won the title with a time of 10:39.33, which ranks ninth all-time in UT history. Junior Charly Murie came in second at 10:49.39, junior Erin McKinnon followed in third at 10:55.22 and sophomore Kambrie Wilkinson finished fourth at 11:07.46.

Roesaeg set the Utah Tech all-time indoor record in the shot put with a mark of 10.11 meters (33-2.0) to take eighth. Junior Reyes Hernandez finished ninth with a mark of 10.10 meters (33-1.75), ranking second all-time in program history. Senior Megan Jenkins placed 14th with a mark of 8.84 meters (29-0.0), ranking third all-time in program history.

In the long jump, Hernandez took third with a personal record of 5.31 meters (17-5.25). That mark ranks second all-time in program history. Jenkins finished in seventh at 5.19 meters (17-0.5), a mark that ranks fourth all-time in Trailblazer history.

Perriton placed fourth in the mile with a PR of 5:07.37. That time ranks fourth all-time in UT history. Sophomore Makayla Boulton followed in sixth with a PR of 5:26.77.

In the 60-meter hurdles, Jenkins placed third at 8.84, followed by Hernandez in seventh at 9.07.

Freshman Hannah Bingham took sixth in the 400 meters with a time of 57.45.

In the 800 meters, five Trailblazers finished in the top eight. Junior Whitney Christiansen finished second at 2:15.04, posting a time that ranks 10th all-time in program history. Freshman Hailee Phillips followed in third at 2:15.70, with junior Makayla Pitcher and senior Savannah Rydalch trailing in fourth and fifth at 2:16.66 and 2:20.45, respectively. Freshman Zoie Adcox rounded out the top eight in eighth with a time of 2:24.16. 

Sophomore Lily Sampson posted the ninth-best 200-meter time in program history to finish 11th at 25.56.

Utah Tech concluded the meet with three groups placing in the top six of the 4x400-meter relay. Jenkins, Bingham, freshman Scarlett Brock and Christiansen teamed up for a second-place finish at 3:53.29, which ranks fourth all-time in UT history. Sophomore Ilenia DeHart, freshman Gracie Meeds, Sampson and senior Kelly Denninghoff came in fourth at 4:00.40, and Rydalch, Adcox, Pitcher and Phillips followed in fifth at 4:10.15. 

Top Eight Finishes

• Long Jump
  • 3. Reyes Hernandez, 5.31 meters (17-5.25)
  • 7. Megan Jenkins, 5.19 meters (17-0.5)
• High Jump
  • 1. Lainee Leavitt, 1.65 meters (5-5.0) - TIES PROGRAM RECORD
  • 6. Mille Roesaeg, 1.52 meters (4-11.75)
• Shot Put
  • 8. Mille Roesaeg, 10.11 meters (33-2.0) - PROGRAM RECORD
• Mile
  • 4. Averie Perriton, 5:07.37
  • 6. Makayla Boulton, 5:26.77
• 60-Meter Hurdles
  • 3. Megan Jenkins, 8.84
  • 7. Reyes Hernandez, 9.07
• 400 Meters
  • 6. Hannah Bingham, 57.45
• 800 Meters
  • 2. Whitney Christiansen, 2:15.04
  • 3. Hailee Phillips, 2:15.70
  • 4. Makayla Pitcher, 2:16.66
  • 5. Savannah Rydalch, 2:20.45
  • 8. Zoie Adcox, 2:24.16
• 3,000 Meters
  • 1. Averie Perriton, 10:39.33
  • 2. Charly Murie, 10:49.39
  • 3. Erin McKinnon, 10:55.22
  • 4. Kambrie Wilkinson, 11:07.46
• 4x400-Meter Relay
  • 2. Utah Tech 'A' (Megan Jenkins, Hannah Bingham, Scarlett Brock, Whitney Christiansen), 3:53.29
  • 4. Utah Tech 'B' (Ilenia DeHart, Gracie Meeds, Lily Sampson, Kelly Denninghoff), 4:00.40
  • 5. Utah Tech 'C' (Savannah Rydalch, Zoie Adcox, Makayla Pitcher, Hailee Phillips), 4:10.15

Up Next
The Trailblazers will wrap up their indoor regular season at the Idaho State-hosted Mountain State Games on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 13-14, inside the ICCU Dome in Pocatello, Idaho.